In the first attempted carjacking, Waterbury Lt. Ryan Bessette said a suspect pointed a gun at the victim’s head and demanded they exit the vehicle, but the victim managed to drive away. In the second incident, multiple suspects who were armed with firearms exited a Ford Explorer and demanded the victim’s car keys, Bessette said.

A police officer was shot while in pursuit of suspects believed to be responsible for attempted carjackings throughout Waterbury Thursday night. Officers with the Auto Theft Task Force were conducting an investigation when they encountered three suspects in Waterbury’s west end,

A Waterbury police detective is recovering after he was shot in the upper thigh while investigating attempted carjackings in Waterbury on Thursday night, police said. Three suspects have been arrested and are due in court on Friday.